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Newmarket Era and Express, 6 Aug 1953, A12

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J The En bis Get Orders Aug ISM -V- Lake Shore Ladies League winners will provide the first opposition for Newmarket in intermediate play- flown In the past thats always meant reports team coach Charlie According to received this week the best two out of three Canada is series will start the US gallon The return game will be staged at the Fair Grounds Saturday afternoon Aug Should a third game be required to settle the series it will also be played here on the evening of Aug Coach is high on the One Gives Aurora 2nd Place Harold Stephensons one hit strikeout pitching carried Aurora Legionnaires to an victory over Legion Friday in a South Inter- chances of the local ladies carry- j Baseball League contest- ing through to bring Newmarket its first Ontario ball title My staff arid I are at your service Families individuals and business firm not in this community but across Canada know our record for convenient dependable and friendly banking service We can you with your financial problems Wont you come in and discuss them with us Roberts St YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN PEOPLE The win hoisted Fred Wilsons tribe into undisputed possession of second place The teams were run- s con test Protecting a lead Aurora shunted out of the pic ture when two walks two infield boots and hits by District Tennis Tournament A Success Practically all the districts top flight took part in the mixed ladies mens doubles tournament concluded last week at the Newmarket Tennis Club Approximately players rep resenting Mount Albert Aurora Newmarket entered It was the first district tournament of the season and was voted a huge from every angle The host club Newmarket won both events Joan Peppiatt For The Stan Cook Mug Grant Dawson and who have little produced four runs in the belt was one for the books It started in nocently enough as a clean single but before the speedy outfielder halted he was home free thanks to a couple of Wild heaves Aurora built their early lead in the second and third Norm double and by Andy Closs Bob Cook and Har old Stephenson plated two runs in the second Aurora sailed into a lead in the following panel on Grant Winters walk an error and Earl McDonalds single Rfghtfielder Lloyd Purchase broke Stephensons nohit norun spell with a home run in the third Starter Ted Bailey who accepted help from Doug Wright in the fifth was the loser won a flock of tennis titles over the past years defeated Marg aret Davis and Audrey Rowland to win the division Jack and the old re liable veteran Keith Davis team ed up to win the mens doubles The combination defeated Bill Jones and Gord Grant of Aurora in the finals Both Newmarket teams were worthy crown wearers as they won their way through to the titles without losing a set during the tournament The tourna ment closed with the presenta tion of prizes to the winning teams The scene swings to Aurora for the next district tournament A mixed doubles tournament Is scheduled for the Aurora courts Aug By Geo Haskett Sports Editor Whos going to grab the Stan Cook mug this year Perhaps youll want to string along with the present Zephyr Blues Or perchance you fancy Keswick Mount Albert or Any how you look at it its a toss up Anyone of the six could do the trick This corner rolled out his never fail crystal ball and if youll stick around half a mo well enlighten you as to our findings Again this year it looks like a Zephyr Keswick final That summed up means pitching slugging We havent forgotten those words of wisdom dished up last year by a veteran Simcoe league observer go with pitching son go with the pitch ing a good pitcher will beat a slugging team every time That means if we subscribe to this idea which we do Ches Blues should win their fourth straight title First off Zephyr must take Queensville Thats going to be quite a chore The best of five series should go the limit Ross Chapman and J IT I A MOTOR VAU in rT No oilier air in the price range It bracket compare with for all round value dependability and feature Thatll why baa climbed to new peak of popularity and public favor Every of the beautiful every one of the five great series In completely hi all detail Itnddc and out one Is a of engineering ami Visit your Pontine Dealer now and learn of the extra comfort beauty safety aud per formalize that are your with let you why more and more people are realizing that Top in Every- thing Hut Fried MOOtlt to from in five great arm for Pathfinder ami Deluxe optional coat on ami Deluxe offer new Hulling arbitration economy overall MAMAfIC I TV UNO make even more furtive more individual appearance than ever notorial at extra on model equipped with or Hydra available eliminate much a of the work of optional at extra on I Chi coutrnl than ever you tin you want when you waul here you want ill with Trail reduce engine revolution in Drive Rang for mow go on le go General Motor eight and the highly engine in the TMRin MX with iueread mile i run to i EAGLE k m I i J A- I r r al man have geared up to a championship pitch and Don Glover is hurling his best ball of his career But in the end it will be Zephyr out on top Doug Alcorn and Harry Laven der have Vandorf in fighting trim and the Vans have amazed one and all with their winning habits The Preston boys Josh and Bub have been firing steady ball but the f4 question is can they stop Keswicks long ball hitting foursome of Bob Pollock Ken Ron Howe and Ed die Consensus of opinion is they cannot Had to go into overtime to pick a winner in the Mount vs set Although Mount run apiece Zephyr Blues Win Too Three postponed games made tip the slate last week hi the Lake Softball League Those effervescent Keswick sock ets propping for their first playoff Joust with Vnn- got by the carload to defeat and then they eclipsed their riv als Willow Beach Home run blows made the feature highlight of Keswicks Mo take home bag of base hits The Pollock hoys combined to make it a rough evening for and Murray Thompson Bob hit two tremendous round trippers while Claude and Jerry collected one circuit smash each Harold Smith came up with one of his better pitching efforts nail the pitching win Veteran Cec McNeil was the victim of Keswicks other show of plate power Hon and Ted Anderson topped Keswicks long ball hitting power with a has beaten twice in regular season play the fates arc due to smile on the Dels and they should put the crop of rookiesveterans to sleep after a hectic three game scries That means Kes wick in the semifinals and again Keswicks long ball hitters should carry the day As Ron goes so go the Blues and is at his best when the chips are down thats why were calling the Blues to hex Art King Bruce Lockie and the whiz kids in the final series Of course as we said before we could be all wet so just in case we are better get around and see the games and draw your own conclusions In the third and final game of she week arrived at Zephyr minus a pitcher The Blues coach Lunney solv ed problem by loan ing them Ron Kester Mr Kes Last Week Biggest question mark about Wednesdays town league Town Pino Orchard clash on the Pine Orchard diamond was who won it Umpire Barney declar ed it a tie all but of course nri a mite excit ed as Just finished chucking Pino Ted out of tin gatne Actually when Mr Revel closed It flown in the first of the seventh aidEves Town tribe were leaders The didnt get a chance to complete their swings and of course Pine Orchard had more licks to them If vou look at the tally the score- keeper had on Ids honks after six full frames Pine Orchard were the victors M Feature of the game was the fine of both crows and extra long ball hitting Pengs homer which went a country mile was Ihe longest of the year T ic Tow no were off a The measure of an acre tra ditionally was the area that a plowman with an ox could turn over in a day Pine Orchard whittled town lead to with a pair of runs in the second built around s Legion Defeats Beeton 71 Thorns served up a neat of errors to keep Newmarkets two hitter and Jerry Hugo capped rally mobile Newmarket a five run third innings spree with a three run triple to Newmarket Legion to a win over The game was played in last Friday The triumph assured Newmar ket of first place in the South Simcoe league and ran their sea sons record to wins and one loss The Legion have two post poned games to complete their regular season one an away with Palgrave and the other a home appearance against Local club officials hope to found the Blues were all hit- running for three runs In the tors as they exploded for hits on four successive and jammed home eight runs in Bruce Don Smith the second to wrap up a 123 win Fred and The big Blues swingers wore Ken Pickering and Alan with throe hits apiece Ron Hewlett Bud and Ken Cliff Wards and Bob Cody Taylor got Into act with two bits Pine Orchard assumed a lead with a three run package in the fourth as Chick Shropshires triple plated Bob Cody and Ash Pcggs aforesaid homo run blow made It for the Orchardmen after the Town- plated rim number in the fifth on Norm triple and an infield out course got hit In the first of the seventh as Lloyd Preston tripled Noim Legge and Bruce bash ed doubles good for three runs but they were wasted as umpire closet It down Latest report has it theyll re play the game just to keep everybody happy safeties apiece Taylor Included a home run and Ken Pickering a in their big hag of hits BUI Thornloc to death with a nifty three hitter Claude Merlyn Winch and Don Cooper making with hat music for The win gave Zephyr first place- Now theyll leagues trophy for the league pen- In the near future Aurora And Bolton Win Games The pot in the North York juv enile is starting to sizzle Two games were ployed over the past week In the start off game two out of three Lurry and Don Letts have visit here Friday to featured the hits Both conclude the schedule I eame in the first inning but were Ten Legion players stepped to the plate in the big third and five scored on hits by Lloyd Harvey Bill Smith Grant Blight Don Gibson Thorns and Jerry lingo threw in a couple Aurora Meets In The Newmarket The eat Ik out of bag Tho moguls have issued their round plnydown Aurora will get rolling Aug 15 according to advice received lids week Aur ora will go against in the first round nine two In the host of three series will ho played itt Aurora An If a third game is re quired to the It will played Aug Tins teams will toss for the site of game If its required The win- of series will meet Went Hill In round two with the series scheduled to stint Aug at West Newmarket fans will have to by until Aug to sec the lawn hopefuls jump Into net Inn Newmarkets first oppo sition will lite series Is carded for Aug M and game two in best of series will be aired locally on Aug Should a third game Iw required It Is scheduled for Aug The teams have to toss for the site of home diamond for game three The winner of the New- series goes against either Brampton or court In round two Mickey His Pine Orchard crew as there was Hit opposition litem In one will have to mark time until early la they see In their initial run in lead off stanza via a pair of errors and Bill Smiths single and then wound up their scoring efforts in the third on two errors and Mur ray single Thorns handling the hitters with ease threw the third strike apple past six Thorns loused up his shut out script in the third when his control de serted and ho walked three to J series Bill Aurora toad the sacks and an Infield out band hexed Geo put Bretons lone run across Lake fright bander Geo Keroft spread the good news for Aurora as he spun a neat one hit strikeout pitch ing job His mates made Georges work easy with 12 hit support took a hand in the hit ting spree by driving out triple and single Bob Cook Bob Mor gan and Eton Knowlcs also got In some tremendous licks in sup port of Keroft- hurling with a pair of hits each Lending Aurora their conquering march with seven run blow up in the fourth The Lakers first saoker Thomas drilled a single in to center to ruin nohit dream Richmond Hill and Bolton met wasted as Thorns closed out the frame without scoring damage Ken was sent In to pitch the last Innings and Sent down in one two three order Flan Bantam And Pee Wee Tourneys Recreation IMrector Frank i has plans to keep the Hubs small fry operating under Ids wing busy for the next couple Saturdays This Saturday Aug plans jut the Hill Friday In the first call feu- a bantam at Fair Grounds All district learns have an Invitation to par ticipate and entry forms have also been sent to Brampton Lindsay and Tournament play Is expected get underway at 130 pm The tournament winners will receive crests are also going forward to hold a baseball tour nament here on Aug 15 DANCING every SATURDAY Cedar Beach liiiko Muasolman game of their best two out of throe playoff series Harvey Wallaces four hit pitching and hit support carried Bolton to a shut out win over Geo Bolton put the be hind the eight ball with a four run explosion in the third Wal lace hacked his pitching With a home run blow AI Robertson Jim Pollard Walt and Smith pickled the Hill hits Walt MucKoy was pitching loser Both series will be concluded this week and the Winners will then meet for the right to tackle either Newmarket or for the league title PHOTOGRAPHS BIJWSTUCIO l it I Mi I- IT I it n av L v t t t If H rf- J ij sac 7 V A r i it re Parking Adults under l Ircs FREE v I J 1R I V A aa t

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